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S.  DEPOSITORY 


Issued  March  27,  1909. 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

BUREAU  OF  ANIMAL   INDUSTRY. 


RULE   1,   REVISION   4.— TO    PREVENT    THE    SPREAD    OF   SPLENETIC 

FEVER  IN  CATTLE. 

Effective  on  and  after  April  1,  1909. 


United  States  Department  of  Agriculture, 

Office  of  the  Secretary. 

The  fact  has  been  determined  by  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and 
notice  is  hereby  given,  thaf  *  contagious  and  infectious  disease  known 
as  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  exists  among  cattle  in  the 
following-named  States,  to  wit : 

California,  Oklahoma,  Texas,  Missouri,  Arkansas,  Loui- 
siana, Mississippi,  Tennessee,  Alabama,  Virginia,  North  Caro- 
lina, South  Carolina,  Georgia,  and  Florida. 

Xow,  therefore,  I,  James  Wilson,  Secretary  of  Agriculture, 
under  authority  conferred  by  section  1  of  the  act  of  Congress  ap- 
proved March  3,  1905  (33  Stat.,  1264),  do  hereby  quarantine  the 
area  hereinafter  described,  and  do  order  by  this  Rule  1,  Revision  4, 
under  the  authority  and  discretion  conferred  on  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture  by  section  3  of  the  act  of  Congress  approved  March  3, 
1905  (33  Stat.,  1265),  that  the  interstate  movement  of  cattle  of  the 
area  herein  quarantined  to  any  point  not  located  in  the  said  quaran- 
tined area  shall  be  made  only  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  of 
the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  143,  pro- 
mulgated March  22,  1907,  and  effective  April  15,  1907,  and  amend- 
ments thereto,  subject  only  to  the  exceptions  hereinafter  contained. 

The  following  areas  are  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  in  cattle : 

CALIFORNIA. 

The  counties  of  San  Diego,  Orange,  Los  Angeles,  Ventura,  Tulare, 
San  Luis  Obispo,  those  portions  of  San  Bernardino  and  Riverside 
counties  west  of  the  one  hundred  and  sixteenth  meridian  west  longi- 
tude, Santa  Barbara  County  with  the  exception  of  the  island  ^i 
Santa  Rosa,  and  that  portion  of  Fresno  County  west  of  the  right  of 
way  of  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company  are  quarantined. 
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During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  area 
hereinbefore  described  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  except  as 
provided  for  immediate  slaughter  to  any  point  in  the  United  States 
not  in  the  State  of  California  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quaran- 
tined for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said 
cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have 
been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the 
cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a 
certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been 
obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  or  Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

TEXAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Texas  is  quarantined,  with  the  exception  of 
the  counties  of  Dallam,  Sherman,  Hansford,  Ochiltree,  Lipscomb, 
Hartley,  Moore,  Hutchinson,  Roberts,  Hemphill,  Oldham,  Potter, 
Carson,  Gray,  Wheeler,  Deaf  Smith,  Randall,  Armstrong,  Donley, 
Collingsworth,  Parmer,  Castro,  Swisher,  Briscoe,  Hall,  Childress, 
Bailey,  Lamb,  Hale,  Floyd,  Motley,  Cochran,  Hockley,  Lubbock, 
Crosby,  Dickens,  Yoakum,  Terry,  Lynn,  Garza,  Kent,  Gaines,  Daw- 
son, Axidrews,  Martin,  El  Paso,  Jeff  Davis,  Presidio,  Brewster, 
Reeves,  Loving,  Winkler,  Ector,  Midland,  and  Ward. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  counties 
of  Cottle,  Hardeman,  Foard,  Wilbarger,  King,  Knox,  Baylor,  Stone- 
wall, Haskell,  Borden,  Scurry,  Fisher,  Jones,  Howard,  Mitchell, 
Glasscock,  Sterling,  Crane,  Upton,  Reagan,  Irion,  those  portions  of 
the  counties  of  Pecos  and  Terrell  north  and  west  of  a  line  beginning 
at  the  southwest  corner  of  Terrell  County;  thence  in  a  northerly 
direction  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  No.  63,  block  DlO, 
Texas  Central  Railway  Company;  thence  north  along  the  western 
boundary  of  sections  Nos.  64,  65,  66,  67,  68,  69,  70,  71,  and  72  of 
said  block  DlO  to  the  northwest  corner  of  said  section  No.  72;  thence 
continuing  north  through  the  western  parts  of  sections  Nos.  36,  25, 
24,  13,  12,  and  1,  block  150,  Texas  and  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company, 
to  the  roadbed  of  the  Galveston,  Harrisburg  and  San  Antonio  Rail- 
road Company;  thence  southeasterly,  following  the  roadbed  of  the 
said  Galveston,  Harrisburg  and  San  Antonio  Railroad  Company,  to 
a  point  on  section  No.  36,  block  A2,  Galveston,  Harrisburg  and  San 
Antonio  Railroad  Company;  thence  north  with  the  pasture  fence 
through  the  eastern  part  of  sections  Nos.  36,  13,  and  12  of  said  block 
A2  and  across  section  No.  1,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway 
Company;  thence  continuing  north  with  said  pasture  fence  through 
the  eastern  part  of  sections  Nos.  16,  17,  46,  47,  76,  77,  106,  107,  136, 
137,  142,  143,  and  194,  block  D,  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  Exten- 
sion Railway  Company;  thence  continuing  in  a  northerly  direction 
to  a  point  on  the  northern  boundary  of  section  No.  6,  block  160, 
Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company,  same  being  corner 
of  pasture  fence;  thence  east  along  the  northern  boundary  of  sec- 
tions Nos.  6,  9,  10,  11,  12,  15,  and  16,  block  160,  Gulf,  Colorado 
and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company,  to  the  northeast  corner  of  said 
section  No.  16,  the  same  being  corner  of  pasture  fence;  thence  in  a 


northerly  direction  with  the  eastern  boundary  of  sections  Nos.  22, 
21,  20,  23,  24,  25,  26,  27,#  28,  29,  30,  31,  and  32,  block  1,  Corpus 
Christ  i,  San  Diego  and  Rio  Grande  Narrow  Gauge  Kail  way  Com- 
pany, to  the  northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  32;  thence  west 
with  the  northern  boundary  of  sections  Nos.  32  and  33,  same  block, 
to  the  northwest  corner  of  section  No.  33,  block  1,  Corpus  Christi, 
San  Diego  and  Rio  Grande  Narrow  Gauge  Railway  Company,  corner 
of  fence;  thence  north  with  the  eastern  boundary  of  sections  Nos. 
1,  12,  13,  24,  25,  36,  37,  48,  49,  60,  61,  and  72,  block  2,  Corpus  Christi, 
San  Diego  and  Rio  Grande  Narrow  Gauge  Railway  Company,  to  the 
northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  72;  thence  in  an  easterly  direc- 
tion with  the  pasture  fence  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section  No. 
9,  patented  to  James  E.  Evans;  thence  north  along  the  eastern 
boundary  of  said  section  No.  9  to  the  northwest  corner  of  section 
No.  100,  block  A2,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company;  thence  east 
with  the  northern  boundary  of  sections  Nos.  100  and  89,  same  block, 
to  the  northeast  corner  of  said  section  No.  89,  block  A2,  Texas  Cen- 
tral Railway  Company;  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary 
of  sections  Nos.  90,  91,  92,  and  93  to  the  southeast  corner  of  section 
No.  94,  block  A2,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company;  thence  north- 
west diagonally  across  section  No.  94  to  the  northwest  corner  of  said 
section;  thence  continuing  in  a  northwesterly  direction  diagonally 
across  sections  Nos.  14,  18,  and  28  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section 
No.  29,  block  C4,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company; 
thence  west  with  the  northern  boundary  of  said  section  No.  29  to 
the  northwest  corner  of  said  section;  thence  northwest  diagonally 
across  section  No.  1,  Texas  Central  Railway  Company,  section  No. 
97,  block  194,  Gulf,  Colorado  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company,  to 
the  northeast  corner  of  section  No.  96;  thence  in  a  northerly  direc- 
tion across  section  No.  94  to  a  point  on  its  northern  boundary  600 
varas  west  of  its  northeast  corner;  thence  continuing  north  through 
sections  Nos.  93,  90,  89,  86,  85,  and  58,  block  194,  Gulf,  Colorado 
and  Santa  Fe  Railway  Company,  to  a  point  on  the  northern  boundary 
of  said  section  No.  58;  thence  northwesterly  with  the  pasture  fence 
through  section  No.  59  to  the  northeast  corner  of  section  No.  82 
and  the  southeast  corner  of  section  No.  81,  same  block;  thence  con- 
tinuing northwesterly  to  section  No.  17,  Houston  and  Great  Northern 
Railroad  Company;  thence  north  along  the  eastern  boundary  of 
said  section  No.  17  to  the  Pecos  River;  thence  northwesterly  along 
said  Pecos  River  to  the  northwest  corner  of  Crockett  County,  or  that 
portion  of  Tom  Green  County  west  of  a  line  extending  due  north 
from  the  northeast  corner  of  Irion  County  to  the  southern  boundary 
of  Coke  County,  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  pro- 
vided for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States 
not  in  the  State  of  Texas  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined 
for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said 
cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have 
been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until 
the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and 
a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been 
obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  or  Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 


From  the  other  counties  and  portions  of  counties  in  that  part  of 
Texas  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever, 
cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points 
outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations 
for  immediate  slaughter. 

OKLAHOMA. 

The  entire  State  of  Oklahoma  is  quarantined,  except  the  counties  of 
Cimarron,  Texas,  Beaver,  Harper,  Woods,  Alfalfa,  Grant,  Woodward, 
Major,  Garfield,  Ellis,  Dewey,  Blaine,  Kingfisher,  Logan,  Roger  Mills, 
Custer,  Beckham,  Washita,  Oklahoma,  that  portion  of  Canadian 
County  north  of  the  Canadian  River,  that  portion  of  Cleveland  County 
north  of  the  Canadian  River  and  west  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and 
Santa  Fe  Railway,  that  portion  of  Noble  County  west  of  the  Atchison, 
Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  and  north  of  the  line  between  town- 
ships 23  and  24  north,  and  that  portion  of  Kay  County  west  of  the 
Arkansas  River. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  Greer  County, 
that  portion  of  Jackson  County  west  of  the  Kansas  City,  Mexico  and 
Orient  Railroad,  that  portion  of  Caddo  County  north  of  the  Mangum 
branch  of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  and  Pacific  Railway,  that  portion 
of  Canadian  County  south  of  the  Canadian  River,  that  portion  of  Kay 
County  east  of  the  Arkansas  River,  that  portion  "of  Cleveland  County 
east  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe  Railway  and  north  of 
the  line  between  townships  7  and  8  north,  that  portion  of  Payne 
County  north  of  the  fine  between  townships  19  and  20  north,  or  that 
portion  of  Noble  County  east  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  and  Santa  Fe 
Railway  and  south  of  the  line  between  townships  21  and  22  north, 
shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for  immediate 
slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Okla- 
homa, which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  south- 
ern, or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been 
continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection 
for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been 
inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the 
shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry, 
nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  move- 
ment from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into  which  the 
cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  counties  and  portions  of  counties  in  that  part  of 
Oklahoma  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas 
fever,  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to 
points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regula- 
tions for  immediate  slaughter. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  quaran- 
tined area  of  any  State  other  than  the  State  of  Oklahoma  shall,  except 
as  hereinafter  provided,  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  into  Osage 
County:  Provided,  That  from  October  1  of  each  year  to  May  15  of 
the  following  year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  other  State 
may  be  moved  into  Osage  County  after  having  been  satisfactorily 
dipped  in  Beaumont  crude  petroleum,  or  otherwise  properly  treated, 
under  the  supervision  of  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal 
Industry. 


-SOUR  I. 

Ripley  County,  that  portion  of  Oregon  County  south  of  the  line 
between  townships  22  and  2.S  north,  that  portion  of  New  ton  County 
west  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Kansas  City  Southern  Railway,  and 
that  portion  of  McDonald  County  west  of  the  right  of  way  of  the  Kan- 
sas City  Southern  Railway  are  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  those  por- 
tions of  Oregon,  Newton,  and  McDonald  counties  hereinbefore  de- 
scribed shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for 
immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the 
State  of  Missouri  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle 
shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Ter- 
ritory into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  Ripley  County  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move 
interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance 
with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

ARKANSAS. 

The  entire  State  of  Arkansas  is  quarantined  except  the  counties  of 
Carroll,  Randolph,  Clay,  Green,  Lawrence,  and  Craighead. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  counties 
of  Benton  or  Washington,  that  portion  of  Fulton  County  east  of 
Spring  River,  or  that  portion  of  Sharp  County  north  of  Strawberry 
River  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for 
immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the 
State  of  Arkansas  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
snail  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle 
shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Ter- 
ritory into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  snipped. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  that  portion  of  the 
State  of  Arkansas  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever,  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate 
to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regu- 
lations for  immediate  slaughter. 

I  f.NNESSEE. 

The  following-mentioned  counties  and  parts  of  counties  are  quaran- 
tined: The  counties  of  Hardeman,  McXairy.  Chester,  Henderson, 
Decatur,  Hardin,  Wayne,  Lawrence,  Hamilton.  James,  Bradley, 
Polk,  Warren,  Overton;  that  portion  of  Madison  County  east  and 
south  of  a  line  beginning  at  a  point  on  the  southern  boundary  line  of 


Madison  County  where  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  intersects  said 
line,  thence  northerly  along  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  to  the  south 
fork  of  Forked  Deer  River,  thence  easterly  along  said  river  to  the 
mouth  of  Warlick  Creek,  thence  northerly  along  said  creek  to  its  in- 
tersection with  the  Jackson  and  Cotton  Grove  road,  thence  northerly 
along  said  road  and  the  Cotton  Grove  road  and  Spring  Creek  road  to 
Spring  Creek,  thence  northeasterly  along  the  Jackson  and  Spring 
Creek  road  to  the  southern  boundary  of  Carroll  County;  that  portion 
of  Benton  County  south  of  the  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railroad; 
that  portion  of  Lincoln  County  south  of  Elk  River;  that  portion  of 
Marion  County  south  and  east  of  the  Tennessee  River;  that  portion 
of  Dekalb  County  south  and  east  of  a  line  beginning  at  the  intersec- 
tion of  the  northeastern  corner  of  Cannon  County  with  the  west  prong 
of  Dry  Creek  near  the  southeast  corner  of  the  third  civil  district  of 
Dekalb  County,  thence  northerly  along  said  creek  to  its  intersection 
with  the  southern  boundary  of  the  twentieth  civil  district  of  said 
county,  thence  easterly  and  northerly  along  the  southern  and  eastern 
boundaries  of  said  twentieth  civil  district  to  the  southern  boundary  of 
the  tenth  civil  district  of  said  county  near  Capling,  thence  south- 
easterly along  the  southern  boundary  of  the  tenth  and  twenty-second 
civil  districts  of  said  county  to  Big  Hurricane  (or  Hurricane)  Creek, 
thence  northerly  along  said  creek  to  Caney  Fork  River,  thence  north- 
westerly along  Caney  Fork  River  to  the  eastern  boundary  of  the 
eighteenth  civil  district  of  said  Dekalb  County,  thence  northerly 
along  the  eastern  boundary  of  said  eighteenth  civil  district  to  the 
southern  boundary  of  Putnam  County;  that  portion  of  Putnam 
County  not  included  in  the  ninth,  tenth,  eleventh,  and  twelfth  civil 
districts;  and  that  portion  of  Fentress  County  west  of  the  East  Fork 
of  Obey  River. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  counties 
of  Warren,  Overton,  or  those  portions  of  the  counties  of  Dekalb, 
Putnam,  and  Fentress,  hereinbefore  described,  shall  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to 
any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Tennessee  which 
is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continu- 
ously kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at 
least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been 
inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing 
the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try, nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the 
movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into 
which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  counties  and  portions  of  counties  in  that  part  of 
the  State  of  Tennessee  winch  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern, 
or  Texas  fever  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  inter- 
state to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the 
regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

GEORGIA. 

The  entire  State  of  Georgia  is  quarantined  except  the  counties  of 
Union,  Towns,  and  Rabun. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  counties 
of  White,  Habersham,  or  Stephens  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to 


move,  except  as  provided  for  immediate4  slaughter,  to  any  point  in 
the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  Georgia  which  is  located  in  an 
area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless 
and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  heen  continuously  kept  on  prem- 
ises known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and 
unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free 
of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an 
inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission 
shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper 
official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 
From  the  other  counties  in  that  part  of  the  State  of  Georgia  which 
is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever,  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

SOUTH    CAROLINA. 

The  entire  State  of  South  Carolina  is  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  counties 
of  Oconee,  Pickens,  Greenville,  or  Anderson  shall  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to 
any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina 
which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern, 
or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  con- 
tinuously kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for 
at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle  shall  have  been 
inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate  authorizing 
the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Indus- 
try, nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in  advance  of  the 
movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  into 
which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  counties  in  the  State  of  South  Carolina  cattle  shall 
only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

NORTH    CAROLINA. 

The  counties  of  Franklin,  Wake,  Chatham,  Randolph,  Stanly, 
Montgomery,  Moore,  Harnett,  Johnston,  Wilson,  Nash,  Halifax, 
Northampton,  Hertford,  Bertie,  Gates,  Chowan,  Perquimans,  Pas- 
quotank, Camden,  Currituck,  Edgecombe,  Martin,  Washington, 
Tyrrell,  Dare,  Hyde,  Beaufort,  Pitt,  Wayne,  Sampson,  Cumberland, 
Richmond,  Scotland,  Robeson,  Bladen,  Greene,  Lenoir,  Craven, 
Pamlico,  Carteret,  Jones,  Duplin,  Onslow,  Pender,  Columbus,  Bruns- 
wick, and  New  Hanover  are  quarantined. 

From  the  counties  above  mentioned  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area 
in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

VIRGINIA. 

The  counties  of  Fluvanna,  Chesterfield,  York,  Mecklenburg, 
Lunenburg,  Brunswick,  Greenesville,  Sussex,  Surry,  Southampton, 
Isle  of  Wight,  Nansemond,  and  that  part  of  Warwick  County  not 
included  in  the  Newport  News  magisterial  district  are  quarantined, 


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During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  Lunenburg 
County  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except  as  provided  for 
immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  not  in  the 
State  of  Virginia  which  is  located  in  an  area  not  quarantined  for 
splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until  the  said  cattle 
shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been 
free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and  until  the  cattle 
shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a  certificate 
authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been  obtained  in 
advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or 
Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  counties  and  parts  of  counties  in  that  portion  of  the 
State  of  Virginia  which  is  quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or 
Texas  fever,  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate 
to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the 
regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

LOUISIANA. 

The  entire  State  of  Louisiana  is  quarantined. 

During  the  continuance  of  this  quarantine  no  cattle  of  the  parishes 
of  Lincoln  and  Claiborne  shall  be  moved  or  allowed  to  move,  except 
as  provided  for  immediate  slaughter,  to  any  point  in  the  United 
States  not  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  which  is  located  in  an  area  not 
quarantined  for  splenetic,  southern,  or  Texas  fever  unless  and  until 
the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously  kept  on  premises  known 
to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least  six  months  and  unless  and 
until  the  cattle  shall  have  been  inspected  and  found  free  of  infection 
and  a  certificate  authorizing  the  shipment  issued  by  an  inspector  of 
the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  nor  until  permission  shall  have  been 
obtained  in  advance  of  the  movement  from  the  proper  official  of  the 
State  or  Territory  into  which  the  cattle  are  to  be  shipped. 

From  the  other  parishes  in  the  State  of  Louisiana  cattle  shall  only 
be  moved  or  allowed  to  move  interstate  to  points  outside  of  the 
quarantined  area  in  accordance  with  the  regulations  for  immediate 
slaughter. 

MISSISSIPPI,    ALABAMA,    FLORIDA. 

The  entire  States  of  Mississippi,  Alabama,  and  Florida  are  quaran- 
tined. 

From  the  above-mentioned  States  cattle  shall  only  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  to  points  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  in  accord- 
ance with  the  regulations  for  immediate  slaughter. 

GENERAL   PROVISION. 

During  the  continuance  of  the  quarantine  as  herein  established  no 
cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  (except  those  portions 
from  which  cattle  may  be  moved  upon  inspection)  shall  be  moved  or 
allowed  to  move  to  any  portion  of  the  quarantined  area  of  another 
State  from  which,  under  the  specific  provisions  of  this  rule,  cattle 


are  allowed  to  be  shipped  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter 
upon  inspection  and  certification  by  an  inspector  of  the  Bureau  of 
Animal  Industry. 

OPEN   SEASON. 

During  the  months  of  January,  November,  and  December  of  each 
year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  inter- 
state therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  into 
the  State  of  Kansas,  the  Territories  of  Arizona  and  New  Mexico, 
those  portions  of  the  States  of  California  and  Texas  not  included  in 
the  quarantined  area,  and  that  portion  of  the  State  of  Missouri  south 
of  the  Missouri  River,  if  the  said  cattle  shall  have  been  continuously 
kept  on  premises  known  to  have  been  free  of  infection  for  at  least 
six  months  and  shall  first  have  been  inspected  under  proper  facilities 
for  inspection  at  the  point  of  origin  and  found  free  of  infection  and  a 
certificate  authorizing  the  movement  issued  by  an  inspector  of  the 
Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  and  if  permission  shall  first  have  been 
obtained  from  the  proper  official  of  the  State  or  Territory  to  which 
the  cattle  are  destined. 

During  the  period  from  November  15  of  each  year  to  January  31  of 
the  following  year,  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may 
be  moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restrictions  into  that  portion 
of  the  State  of  Arkansas  not  included  in  the  quarantined  area. 

During  the  months  of  January  and  February,  the  first  fifteen  days 
of  March,  and  the  last  sixteen  days  of  December  in  each  year  cattle 
of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be  moved  interstate 
therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  immediate  slaughter  under  the 
above-mentioned  restrictions  into  those  portions  of  the  States  of 
Virginia  and  North  Carolina  not  included  in  the  quarantined  area. 
During  the  month  of  January  and  the  last  seventeen  days  of  Decem- 
ber in  each  year  cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  of  any  State  may  be 
moved  interstate  therefrom  for  purposes  other  than  immediate 
slaughter  under  the  above-mentioned  restrictions  into  that  portion 
of  the  State  of  Oklahoma  not  included  in  the  quarantined  area. 

Cattle  of  the  quarantined  area  that  have  been  shipped  interstate* 
during  the  months  of  January,  November,  and  December  of  each 
year  to  any  State  or  Territory  outside  of  the  quarantined  area  other 
than  those  States  and  Territories  and  portions  thereof  set  out  herein 
shall  not  be  moved  into  any  of  the  States  or  Territories  or  portions 
thereof  hereinbefore  mentioned  within  three  months  of  the  date  of 
the  movement  from  the  quarantined  area. 

Cattle  which  are  moved  interstate  from  the  quarantined  area  of 
any  State  into  those  States  or  Territories  or  portions  thereof  herein- 
before mentioned,  under  certificates  from  inspectors  of  the  Bureau  of 


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Animal  Industry  for  feeding  or  stocking  purposes  shall,  when  shipped, 
be  transported  in  cleaned  and  disinfected  cars  or  boats,  and  shall  not 
be  placed  in  stock  pens  which  have  been  reserved  for  cattle  originating 
in  the  quarantined  area. 

FEEDING    STATIONS    FOR   NONINFECTED    CATTLE. 

Cattle  not  of  the  quarantined  area  which  are  transported  interstate 
by  rail  through  the  quarantined  area  may  be  unloaded  therein  for 
rest,  feed,  and  water  into  properly  equipped  noninfectious  pens  set 
apart  for  such  cattle  at  the  Fort  Worth  stock  yards,  at  Fort  Worth, 
Tex. ;  the  stock  yards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas  Railway  at 
Hodge  and  Denison,  Tex. ;  the  stock  yards  of  the  International  and 
Great  Northern  Railroad  at  Laredo,  Tex. ;  the  Southern  Pacific  Rail- 
way stock  yards  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. ;  the  stock  yards  at  Colton,  Cal. ; 
the  stock  yards  of  the  St.  Louis  and  San  Francisco  Railroad  at 
Sapulpa,  Okla. ;  the  stock  yards  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Texas 
Railway  at  Muskogee,  Okla.;  the  stock  yards  of  the  Kansas  City, 
Mexico  and  Orient  Railway  at  Altus,  Okla. ;  and  at  such  other  points 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of  Agricul- 
ture, provided  such  pens  and  the  platforms,  chutes,  and  alleyways 
leading  thereto  have  been  cleaned  and  disinfected  under  the  super- 
vision of  an  employee  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry  and  are 
constructed  and  maintained  in  accordance  with  the  specifications  set 
out  in  the  regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  to  prevent  the 
spread  of  splenetic  fever  in  cattle. 

All  cattle  handled  in  such  noninfectious  pens  shall  be  free  from 
ticks  (Margaropus  annulatus)  and  shall  not  have  been  unloaded  at 
any  point  in  the  quarantined  area  other  than  the  designated  unloading 
points  named  herein  or  hereafter  authorized  by  the  Secretary  of 
Agriculture,  and  they  shall  be  reloaded  into  the  same  cars  from 
which  unloaded  or  into  other  cars  which  have  been  cleaned,  washed, 
and  disinfected  as  required  by  B.  A.  I.  Order  143  and  amendments 
thereto,  immediately  before  loading  therein,  and  reshipped  as  unin- 
fected cattle. 

INTERPRETATION . 

This  Rule  1,  Revision  4,  shall  be  construed  in  connection  with  the 
regulations  of  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture  promulgated  March  22, 
1907,  and  effective  on  and  after  April  15,  1907,  and  amendments 
thereto,  and  is  subject  to  amendment  or  revision  on  statutory  notice. 

Rule  1,  Revision  3,  dated  March  17,  1908,  effective  April  1,  1908, 
and  all  amendments  thereto,  shall  cease  to  be  effective  on  and  after 
April  1,  1909,  on  and  after  which  date  this  Rule  1,  Revision  4,  which 


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for  purposes  of  identification  is  designated  as  B.  A.  I.  Order  158, 
shall  become  and  be  effective  until  otherwise  ordered. 

Done  at  Washington   this   seventeenth  day 
of  March,   1909. 

Witness  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture. 

James  Wilson, 
Secretary  of  Agriculture. 


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